Liz Murphy

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Liz Murphy lives in Annapolis with her husband, Patrick, and their two lazy dogs, Horatio and Nugget. Liz also runs her own Annapolis-based beer blog, Naptown Pint. You can usually find her kicking back a pint (or four) at 1747 Pub off Church Circle. Or you can just set a scotch ale out on your porch, and she'll be there in five minutes. You can reach her at liz@naptownpint.com.

Recent Articles

Patrick and I have a beautiful office at home. On one side of the room, Patrick has his little man cave. On the other, I have set up a little writing sanctuary for myself that facilitates focus and inspiration. It includes a squeaky, but cozy chair I found at Goodwill, a nice big monitor and a...

It wasn't too long ago that Annapolis Beer Week wrapped up a jam-packed fourth year run, which was memorable and rowdy (and tasty), as always. I think I slept for about 12 hours the day after it ended, but not before the week-long beer celebration concluded with the second annual Pints for Paws...

Right now it's a chilly, but sunny Friday afternoon. It's the second day of Organarchy's Beyond Brewing Forum, and I'm sitting out on the deck at Milkhouse Brewery at Still point Farm in Mt. Airy, sipping on their barrel-aged smoked peach ale. (As a devout peach evangelist, this beer sings to my...

I don't like to think too hard about things. It makes my brain hurt, and steam coming out of my ears isn't a good look — it clashes with my fair complexion. Still, there's something about the "buy local" movement in the beer community that's always troubled me. It wasn't long ago that the Brewers...

If you're a regular of this column, telling you that I'm often lacking in the motivation department won't come as a huge shock. But if I could name one thing that springs me into immediate action, I would have to say a good mystery. In fact, I'll wave my nerd flag high and admit I've read almost...

When I'm not engaging in active procrastination tactics like napping, I spend a good portion of my time preparing for this column by interviewing others who I perceive as being smarter than myself. (They get to share their ideas, I make the words pretty and everybody wins.) Virtually all of the...